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Re: pic: 3 wheel omni drive concept

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
In all seriousness though, what exactly am I looking at here?
First make a segway robot. Then add a third wheel so it can go sideways. Your robot's profile is now 1 foot wide when it sprints down the field.

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
Love the kickstands.
The self righting mechanism is probably more entertaining, but the kickstands are an absolute necessity to start a match. Building them this way lets you lock them in a slightly over center configuration when deployed, so the robot won't tip even without air.
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